Preneed Activities Preneed Activities Receivables Net and Trust Invesments - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	$ 150,768
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,432,641
Investments	7,244,669		$ 7,322,591
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,583,409		1,606,630
Deposits to trust	158,266	$ 156,119
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	2,126,124		2,154,032
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(21,788)		(20,470)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,605,197		1,627,100
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(36,184)		(35,857)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	148,461
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	571,749
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	404,855
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	247,482
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	120,749
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	90,113
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	785
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,110)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	(2)
PreneedRreceivables	1,547,225		1,570,773
Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	42,059
Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	15,506
Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	39,764
Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	53,439
Funeral [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	42,149
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	120,803
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	162,952		171,933
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(11,618)		(11,083)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	174,570		183,016
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(20,774)		(20,132)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	9,993
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	51,098
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	43,982
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	24,334
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	11,825
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	21,720
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	490
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	(1,131)
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	(1)
PreneedRreceivables	142,178		151,801
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	2,954
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	2,417
Funeral [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	32,611
Funeral [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	4,167
Cemetery [Member]
Total Preneed receivables, Past Due	108,619
Preneed Receivable, Not Past Due	1,311,838
Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	1,420,457		1,434,697
Deferred Discounts, Finance Charges and Interest Included in Receivables	(10,170)		(9,387)
Preneed Accounts Receivable Gross	1,430,627		1,444,084
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	(15,410)		(15,725)
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Current Fiscal Year	138,468
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated in Fiscal Year before Latest Fiscal Year	520,651
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Two Years before Latest Fiscal Year	360,873
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Three Years before Latest Fiscal Year	223,148
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Four Years before Latest Fiscal Year	108,924
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Originated Five or More Years before Latest Fiscal Year	68,393
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	295
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	21
Effect of Foreign Exchange on Allowance for Credit Loss	(1)
PreneedRreceivables	1,405,047		$ 1,418,972
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 30 To 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	39,105
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables 91 To180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	13,089
Cemetery [Member] | Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 180 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	7,153
Cemetery [Member] | Financial Receivables, 1 to 29 Days Past Due [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent, Past Due [Table]	$ 49,272